DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z August 27, 2016
SMOKE: Western United States: An area of light to moderate density smoke was seen from ongoing wildfires in eastern Oregon and Idaho moving eastward into northwestern Wyoming and southwestern Montana. Light density smoke was also seen across Wyoming from the wildfires. Central Plains: A plume of light density smoke was seen spanning from central Nebraska to extreme southern North Dakota mostly likely from wildfires from the Western United States. Canada: A swath of light density smoke was seen across northern Ontario moving toward James Bay. The source of the smoke is unclear but most likely resulting from the wildfires from the western United States. DUST: Caribbean: African dust moving westward across the tropical Atlantic/eastern Caribbean Sea can be seen in satellite imagery stretching from the Leeward Islands to Jamaica, mostly south of Hispaniola. DS/JW THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE. TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov